Danielle Stella

Danielle Stella was an American special education needs professional from Minnesota who ran for the state's 5th congressional district in the US House of Representatives as a Republican in 2020. She attempted to unseat the highly controversial Democratic incumbent Ilhan Omar, claiming that the district had a "lack of honorable representation". Stella claimed that she steadfastly believed in God and the US Constitution, that America was facing a mental health issue "disguised as a gun control issue", and that she firmly stood by her conservative values and behind Donald Trump. On 29 November 2019, she wrote on Twitter, "If it is proven @IlhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for #treason and hanged," threatening Omar's life over a baseless claim which Omar rejected. In response to what was perceived as a death threat against an incumbent member of the US Congress, Twitter permanently suspended Stella's account.